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Master's thesis

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The master’s thesis is a pharmaceutically relevant research
project that ordinarily includes both a theoretical and an
experimental segment. During work on the master’s thesis the
student will joine a thesis supervisor who normally will be
employed at one of the offering Departments. Together with the
student and an external supervisor when relevant, the thesis
supervisor makes more detailed agreements about the planning and
execution of the thesis. The theoretical aspects and results of the
master’s project culminate in a thesis. The scope of the topic must
be such that the total body of work can be conducted within the
deadline set.

The student and thesis supervisor draw up a thesis contract and
a plan for supervision during the project in accordance
to the current regulations at the Faculty of Health and Medical
Sciences. I the process of writing the thesis, the student (s)
holds an oral presentation of about 30 minutes about the status of
the work – usually at the workplace. The thesis supervisor and
external supervisor (if applicable) attend the presentation.
However, the participation of the thesis supervisor may be omitted
if financial, practical and/or geographic reasons so warrant.

The weight of the master’s thesis must be agreed with the thesis
supervisor with due regard for provisions in the relevant degree
regulations. Note that after 1st of September 2014 only thesis
projects with a ECTS-amount which can be divided into 7,5 ECTS
-points will be accepted.

The purpose of the master´s thesis is to demonstrate and
document the student’s skills to formulate, analyse and assess
reserach questions within teh Pharmaceutical Sciences. The
student is also expected to be able to explain the project in clear
scientific terms, orally and in writing.

After end of the master’s thesis, the student should
be able to:

Knowledge

explain the relevance of the topic selected

state a scientific research question or hypothesis

state a relevant purpose

Skills

plan and carry out a pharmaceutically relevant research
project

apply relevant scientific theory, methods and empirical
evidence in conjunction with carrying out research project,
and justify the choices made

communicate in writing research conducted as well
as obtained results and conclusions in a way that is
clear and easy to understand

perform a critical analysis that includes a balanced
discussion of theories and methods regarding the empirical evidence
selected

be critical to the literature selected

communicate and discuss orally a research project
undertaken

Competences

independently take responsibility for organize and perform a
pharmaceutical relevant research project

independently take responsibility for further development and
specialisation of knowlegde and skills related to the selected
scientific area

The ECTS- amount should be defined in accordance with the
curriculum provisions and be divisible by 7,5.
The Board of Studies has determined rules and guidelines for
-Master´s thesis agreement with a thesis supervisor. Which is
relevant then the thesis is conducted at one of the offering
Departments.
-Master's thesis contract
-Supervision during the thesis work
-The master's thesis report
-The master's thesis exam
These rules and guidelines appear on the website for the particular
line of study at KUnet.

If the master's thesis is conducted in a company outside
the faculty, the external examiner can not also act as
censor.

Criteria for exam assessment

Examination design

Spelling and formulation are part of the assessment and can
reduce the grade by one full point maximum. The thesis must contain
an abstract in English, which will be part of the total assessment.
If two students have worked together on the master’s thesis, they
must specify each student’s contribution in writing so that the
supervisor and examiner are able to ascertain and assess each
student’s work.

To achieve the grade 12 the student must be able
to:

Knowledge

explain the relevance of the topic selected

state a scientific research question or hypothesis

state a relevant purpose

Skills

plan and carry out a pharmaceutically relevant research
project

apply relevant scientific theory, methods and empirical
evidence in conjunction with carrying out research project,
and justify the choices made

communicate in writing research conducted as well
as obtained results and conclusions in a way that is
clear and easy to understand

perform a critical analysis that includes a balanced
discussion of theories and methods regarding the empirical evidence
selected

be critical to the literature selected

communicate and discuss orally a research project
undertaken

Competences

independently take responsibility for organize and perform a
pharmaceutical relevant research project

independently take responsibility for further development and
specialisation of knowlegde and skills related to the selected
scientific area

Kursusinformation

Language

English

Course number

SPECIALENG

ECTS

30 ECTS

Programme level

Full Degree Master

Duration

The duration depends on the master’s thesis ECTS- amount which
is defined in the curriculum provisions and agreed between the
student(s) and a supervisor. Only ECTS amounts which can be divided
into 7,5 ECTS -points will be accepted (1 ECTS –point corresponds
to a student workload of 27,5 hours).

Schedulegroup

Master's thesis is scheduled by both student and
supervisor.

Capacity

02

Studyboard

Study Board of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Department of Pharmacy

Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology

Course responsible

Susan Weng Larsen (12-7d7f7d6b7838766b7c7d6f784a7d7f786e38757f386e75)

Teacher

The thesis supervisor and therefore also course responsible
should be employed as scientific staff at lecturer, associate
professor or professor level at the Faculty of Health and Medical
Sciences in accordance to the current guidelines for thesis
supervision at the Faculty and the current guidelines for
interfaculty thesis writing. Due to an interfaculty study agreement
at the Master of Medicinal Chemistry the thesis supervisor can also
be scientific staff employed at the Department of Chemistry,
Science.